On November 9, Lois Pawlak of JWT met with Dale Cardy, a Deputy County Attorney who works at the Pima County Juvenile Court Center (PCJCC). Lois's notes are as follows:
This court handles two types of cases - Delinquency and Welfare (child abuse, neglect, etc.). Delinquency cases are criminal in nature and are open for the public to observe.
There are two types of case folders - Legal and Social. Legal has the information on crimes and the sentences imposed. Social files have psychological evaluations, history of person / family, photos. Legal info is public, Social is not. Judges have the right to withhold any information from the public in juvenile cases. A risk analysis is done on each defendant, as to the risk of that person committing future crimes. Not sure if this is public information. Most crime related case information is retained by the Probation office.
Juvenile cases are extremely accelerated. If the person is arrested and brought to facility, the first hearing will be held within 24 hours of arrest. Resolution and sentencing usually takes place within one to three months. If a case begins with a "paper arrest", the process is longer and usually take four to five months for resolution.
The County Attorney's Office shares a database with the Court System that is called JOLTS. Mr. Cardy said that the system will be changing, but that he didn't know when. He did say the new system will be more restrictive with sharing of information. (Not sure what this means.) Attorneys working at PCJCC are organized by geographical area of the county whereas adult cases are organized by type of offense.
A very basic court calendar is available online. If you are inside the building, there is a detailed listing at the receptionist's desk of the cases that are in each courtroom and the times they are occurring.
Mr Cardy will be happy to provide us with "significant" upcoming court case and sentencing information. Also, he will get us a contact for the Probation Office to find out what records (paper, electronic, electronic databases) are available to the public and more information about how to access relevant information. Court calendar information in electronic form remains a high priority item for continuing investigation.
This court handles two types of cases - Delinquency and Welfare (child abuse, neglect, etc.). Delinquency cases are criminal in nature and are open for the public to observe.
There are two types of case folders - Legal and Social. Legal has the information on crimes and the sentences imposed. Social files have psychological evaluations, history of person / family, photos. Legal info is public, Social is not. Judges have the right to withhold any information from the public in juvenile cases. A risk analysis is done on each defendant, as to the risk of that person committing future crimes. Not sure if this is public information. Most crime related case information is retained by the Probation office.
Juvenile cases are extremely accelerated. If the person is arrested and brought to facility, the first hearing will be held within 24 hours of arrest. Resolution and sentencing usually takes place within one to three months. If a case begins with a "paper arrest", the process is longer and usually take four to five months for resolution.
The County Attorney's Office shares a database with the Court System that is called JOLTS. Mr. Cardy said that the system will be changing, but that he didn't know when. He did say the new system will be more restrictive with sharing of information. (Not sure what this means.) Attorneys working at PCJCC are organized by geographical area of the county whereas adult cases are organized by type of offense.
A very basic court calendar is available online. If you are inside the building, there is a detailed listing at the receptionist's desk of the cases that are in each courtroom and the times they are occurring.
Mr Cardy will be happy to provide us with "significant" upcoming court case and sentencing information. Also, he will get us a contact for the Probation Office to find out what records (paper, electronic, electronic databases) are available to the public and more information about how to access relevant information. Court calendar information in electronic form remains a high priority item for continuing investigation.
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